Who would enjoy this book? Anyone wanting to cook closer to home, both literally and figuratively

Quick Facts

• Who wrote it: Jennifer McGruther

• Who published it: Ten Speed Press

• Number of recipes: 160

• Other highlights: The Nourished Kitchen represents balance in a time where various fad diets and lifestyle trends seem to compete daily across newsfeeds for our attention. It's a cookbook that takes Michael Pollan's directive not to eat anything "...your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food" and actually gives us a meal plan. Some of the recipes are about making things yourself — yogurt, sauerkraut, beef bone broth — while others are about putting them to use — a kombucha vinaigrette for a salad, sourdough pancakes for breakfast.

Besides recipes, Jennifer McGruther gives us lots of asides on subjects like choosing the best eggs, how to make use of bones, and using honey as a sweetener. These essays support the overall educational tone of the book and help us understand some of the thought behind the recipes.

You could call this a manual for an old-way of living that has fallen by the wayside in the past few decades — but still hip enough to engage our modern palates.

Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore, or Amazon: The Nourished Kitchen by Jennifer McGruther

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